Market Notices

• July 28, 2014

  Qualifying Central Counterparties

  This notice is being jointly issued by the Bank of Canada (BoC), the Alberta Securities Commission (ASC), the Autorité des marchés financiers (AMF, Québec), the British Columbia Securities Commission (BCSC), the Manitoba Securities Commission (MSC) and the Ontario Securities Commission (OSC).

  Content Type(s): Press, Market notices
• July 10, 2014

  Government of Canada reopens its ultra-long bond

  Today, the Government of Canada announced that it successfully issued $1 billion in 50-year bonds through the syndication process.

  Content Type(s): Press, Market notices
• July 9, 2014

  Government of Canada considering issuing more ultra-long bonds

  The Government of Canada announced today that it is considering issuing more ultra-long bonds, subject to favourable market conditions.

  Content Type(s): Press, Market notices
• July 4, 2014

  Public Consultation: Policy guidance on the Bank of Canada’s risk-management standards for designated financial market infrastructures - Standard 7: Liquidity Risk

  The Bank of Canada today published draft policy guidance related to its risk-management standards for designated Canadian financial market infrastructures (FMIs).

  Content Type(s): Press, Market notices
• June 9, 2014

  Survey of Foreign Exchange Rates Published by the Bank of Canada

  As part of broader international official sector work to review the design of foreign exchange (FX) reference rates, and the way market participants use them, the Bank of Canada is undertaking a review of the market practices relating to the indicative FX rates published on the Bank of Canada’s website.

  Content Type(s): Press, Market notices Source(s): Canadian Foreign Exchange Committee
• April 28, 2014

  Government of Canada issues its first ultra-long bond

  Today, the Government of Canada announced that it successfully issued $1,500 million in 50-year bonds through the syndication process.

  Content Type(s): Press, Market notices
• April 28, 2014

  Government of Canada considering ultra-long bond issuance

  As noted in the Debt Management Strategy for 2014-15, the Government of Canada has been engaged in the assessment of potential benefits of issuing bonds with a maturity of 50 years.

  Content Type(s): Press, Market notices
• April 10, 2014

  Notice of Memorandum of Understanding between the Autorité des marchés financiers, the British Columbia Securities Commission, the Ontario Securities Commission and the Bank of Canada

  The Autorité des marchés financiers (AMF), the British Columbia Securities Commission (BCSC), the Ontario Securities Commission (OSC) and the Bank of Canada have entered into a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) to facilitate co-operation in carrying out their respective oversight responsibilities for financial market infrastructures (FMIs).

  Content Type(s): Press, Market notices
• March 28, 2014

  Implementation Date for the Revised Terms and Conditions Governing the Morning Auction of Receiver General Cash Balances

  The Bank of Canada, on behalf of the Government of Canada, today announced the revised Terms and Conditions Governing the Morning Auction of Receiver General Cash Balances (the Terms) that will become effective 1 April 2014.

  Content Type(s): Press, Market notices
• March 13, 2014

  Changes to Conditions for Assets Eligible as Collateral under the Bank of Canada’s Standing Liquidity Facility (SLF)

  On September 5 2013, the Bank of Canada announced planned changes to concentration limits for private sector and municipal securities in relation to Assets Eligible as Collateral under the Bank of Canada’s Standing Liquidity Facility (SLF).

  Content Type(s): Press, Market notices